romance
noun
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively).
am romancing
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present progressiveof romance (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"You think I am romancing, but you don't understand the film world," Phelps hurried on angrily.
From The Film Mystery by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
Perhaps you think that I am romancing; but I am not a bit.
From Clover by Susan Coolidge
I have told him, and he has retired smiling, evidently thinking that I am romancing.
From Across China on Foot by Edwin John Dingle
Though merely writing a romance, who will say that in this matter I am romancing?
From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid
Now, don't, gentlemen, imagine that I am romancing when I attribute this virtue to ocular demonstration—don't imagine that that which enters the eye does not sometimes penetrate to the mind and feelings.
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
